76 FOREST commissioner's REPORT. 



appointed by the House of Representatives, be a committee on 

 the part of this State, to meet a committee to be appointed by 

 the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which 

 committee on the part of this State, shall have full power and 

 authority to negotiate, settle, adjust and determine with the 

 committee of the said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, having 

 similar and competent powers, for that purpose, and on that 

 behalf, all the stipulations, terms and conditions of a contract, 

 by which the right, title and interest of the said Commonwealth, 

 in the lands in this State, which have become the property of 

 said Commonwealth, by the provisions of the act, entitled 'An 

 Act relative to the separation of the District of Maine from 

 Massachusetts proper, and forming the same into a separate 

 state,' may be transferred to this State; which contract, when 

 made as aforesaid, shall by the said committee be submitted, 

 as soon as may be, to the legislature of this State and of Massa- 

 chusetts, respectively, for their approbation and ratification." 



The House elected Nicholas Emery a member of this commit- 

 tee, and the Hon. Daniel Rose, was chosen on the part of the 

 Senate. 



The committees of the two states met and came to an agree- 

 ment for the purchase by Maine of the lands belonging to Massa- 

 chusetts, and on March 19, 1821, a resolve ratifying this agree- 

 ment was introduced. The agreement which was made by the 

 representatives of the states was in accordance with the follow- 

 ing schedule : 



Schedule. Estimate. 



Reserved lands, 53,320 acres at 25 cts $13,320 



In Lubec, 9,000 acres at 20 cts 1,800 



In Ellsworth, 13,000 acres at 25 cts 3)250 



In Orangetown, 6,000 acres at 20 cts 1,200 



No. 23 adjoining Machias, 11,000 acres at 10 cts 1,100 



In Surry, 6,000 acres at 25 cts 1,500 



Indian lands, 120,000 acres at 15 cts 18,000 



3 acres in Portland estimated at cost 1,500 



Unlocated lands, 8,000,000 acres at 4 cts 320,000 



Amount $361,680 



